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1 Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions J Educ Eval Health Prof 2016; 13: 38 Open Access Research article Learning styles, academic achievement, and mental health problems among medical students in Thailand Salilthip Paiboonsithiwong 1, Natchaya Kunanitthaworn 1, Natchaphon Songtrijuck 1, Nahathai Wongpakaran 2 *, Tinakon Wongpakaran 2 1 Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; 2 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand eissn: Abstract Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of various learning styles among medical students and their correlations with academic achievement and mental health problems in these students. Methods: This study was conducted among 140 first-year medical students of Chiang Mai University, Thailand in The participants completed the visual-aural-read/write-kinesthetic (VARK) questionnaire, the results of which can be categorized into 4 modes, corresponding to how many of the 4 types are preferred by a respondent. The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and the 21- item Outcome Inventory (OI-21) were also used. The participants demographic data, grade point average (GPA), and scores of all measurements are presented using simple statistics. Correlation and regression analysis were employed to analyze differences in the scores and to determine the associations among them. Results: Sixty percent of the participants were female. The mean age was ± 0.74 years old. Quadmodal was found to be the most preferred VARK mode (43.6%). Unimodal, bimodal, and trimodal modes were preferred by 35%, 12.9%, and 18.6% of the participants, respectively. Among the strong unimodal learners, visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic preferences were reported by 4.3%, 7.1%, 11.4%, and 12.1% of participants, respectively. No difference was observed in the PSS-10, OI-anxiety, OI-depression, and OI-somatization scores according to the VARK modes, although a significant effect was found for OI-interpersonal (F = 2.788, P = 0.043). Moreover, neither VARK modes nor VARK types were correlated with GPA. Conclusion: The most preferred VARK learning style among medical students was quadmodal. Learning styles were not associated with GPA or mental health problems, except for interpersonal problems. Keywords: Educational status; Mental health; Personality inventory; Medical students; Thailand Introduction Learning style is an individual s characteristic method of gaining knowledge, skills, and attitudes through study or experiences [1]. Among the different models that have been proposed, the visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic (VARK) model developed by Neil Fleming is one of the most frequently used methods, and describes preferences in terms of 4 types *Corresponding nahathai.wongpakaran@cmu.ac.th Received: July 24, 2016; Accepted: October 30, 2016; Published online: October 31, 2016 This article is available from: / of preferred learning styles (visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic) [2]. Learning preferences are also categorized into 4 modes (unimodal, bimodal, trimodal, and quadmodal), based on the number of learning types preferred. The VARK tool is commonly used by researchers in a variety of disciplines, including medical education. Studying medicine requires a variety of modes of learning. In previous reports, 56.0% to 86.8% of medical students chose multiple modes of learning. Among the multiple-mode possibilities, 27.6% 43.4% preferred quadmodal learning, and 30.3% 41.0% preferred bimodal learning [3,4,5,6]. Many reports have found unimodal learning to be most prevalent (53.8% 81.9%) [7,8]. Within unimodal learners, aural (21.2%) and kinesthetic 2016, Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Page 1 of 6
2 (30.1%) were the 2 most preferred VARK styles [3,7,9,10]. Some studies found that the preference of visual and read/write learning styles was associated with gender. However, other studies have reported that VARK results were not associated with gender [7]. Inconsistent findings have been reported regarding the relationship between learning styles and academic achievement [11]. Whether preferred learning styles have an impact on academic achievement among medical students remains unknown. Learning styles and study habits may also predict a medical student s approaches to and satisfaction with work, stress, and mental health, both when applying to medical school and in the final year. Prior performance may not only predict achievement among students, but also be associated with future achievement at the postgraduate level (i.e., during residency training). However, the relationships among learning styles, achievement, stress, and mental health require further analysis. To our knowledge, no evidence exists regarding VARK styles, stress, and mental health among medical students. Therefore, our study aimed to explore the prevalence of various learning styles according to the VARK framework among medical students, the correlations between academic achievement and learning styles, and the correlations of stress and mental health problems with the learning styles of these students. Insights about how students learn can result in improved understanding and detection of learners who are at risk of stress-related health problems in medical school. Methods Study design and subjects The study employed a cross-sectional design. A total of 140 of the 250 first-year medical students attending Chiang Mai University were recruited in the 2014 academic year. Measurement The measurement tools used included demographic data and grade point average (GPA). Other measures included are listed below. Thai version of the visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic questionnaire version 7.1 VARK is a tool that categorizes learning styles into 4 types (visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic). The 4 modes of VARK depend on the number of VARK types chosen (unimodal, bimodal, trimodal, and quadmodal). VARK is commonly used in the education field in a variety of disciplines, including the medical sciences. A Thai version has been made available [12]. The VARK questionnaire contains 16 items, and each has 4 choices reflecting different learning style preferences. More than 1 answer can be endorsed for each item if that matches the participant s perceptions. The reliability (α) scores of the learning styles are 0.85, 0.82, 0.84, and 0.77 for the visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic styles, respectively [13]. Outcome inventory, 21 items The 21-item outcome inventory (OI-21) is a self-rating questionnaire that measures 4 common mental health problems (depression, anxiety, somatic symptoms, and interpersonal difficulties). The OI-21 contains 21 questions using a 5-choice Likert scale ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always). The Cronbach α value was found to be 0.92, and its concurrent validity with different measures has been well studied. This tool takes approximately 5 10 minutes to complete [14]. Thai version of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale It consists of 10 questions on a 5-choice Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (very often), and can be completed within 3 5 minutes. It comprises 2 structures: stress, which is measured by 6 questions, and control, which is measured using 4 questions. The Thai version of 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) had a Cronbach α (total) of 0.85, and an intraclass correlation coefficient of Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the goodness-of-fit index was 0.981, the root mean square residual was 0.022, the standardized root mean square residual was 0.037, the comparative fit index was 0.989, the normed fit index was 0.96, the non-normed fit index was 0.981, and the root mean square error of approximation was [15]. Statistical analysis Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the participants demographic data, such as gender and age. Analysis of variance was used to compare VARK modes among different GPA, PSS, and OI groups. The predictive power of VARK type on GPA was evaluated using regression analysis. IBM SPSS for Windows ver (IBM Co., Armonk, NY, USA) was used to analyze the data. An α value of 95% was applied throughout. Ethical approval Informed consent was obtained from the participants. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand (IRB no. 004/2015). Results Among the 140 participants, the average age was 18.86± 0.74 years. The majority (60%) were women. The most prevalent VARK types and modes were kinesthetic (35%) and quadmo- Page 2 of 6
3 (%) % of Multimodal % of Unimodal R 33% K 35% Q 43.57% U 35% V 12% A 20% 10 T 8.57% B 12.86% 5 0 Visual Aural Read/write Kinesthetic Unimodal Bimodal Trimodal Quadmodal Fig. 1. Types of visual-aural-read/write-kinesthetic learning styles of 140 first-year medical students of Chiang Mai University, Thailand in Table 1. Differences in VARK types and modes according to gender among 140 first-year medical students of Chiang Mai University, Thailand in 2014 VARK Male Female P-value Types Visual 5.25± ± Aural 5.1± ± Read/write 5.35± ± Kinesthetic 5.1± ± Modes Unimodal 15 (10.7) 34 (24.3) Bimodal 8 (5.7) 10 (7.1) Trimodal 6 (4.3) 6 (4.3) Quadmodal 27 (19.3) 34 (24.3) Values are presented as mean± standard deviation or number (%). VARK, visual-aural-read/write-kinesthetic. dal (43.57%) (Fig. 1). Table 1 shows the mean and standard deviation of VARK types and the frequency of VARK modes. No significant differences were observed regarding VARK types or modes between male and female participants. In terms of academic achievement, only the kinesthetic type had a significantly negative correlation with GPA in the first semester (time 1). No significant differences were found between other VARK types, VARK modes, and GPA (Tables 2, 3). No differences were observed among VARK types or modes with regard to the PSS score. No significant differences were found regarding VARK mode and the OI score, except for interpersonal difficulties, for which trimodal participants obtained the highest Table 2. Grade point average according to VARK mode among 140 firstyear medical students of Chiang Mai University, Thailand in 2014 Mean ± standard deviation F a) P-value VARK mode Unimodal 3.68± 0.20 Bimodal 3.62± 0.33 Trimodal 3.63± 0.34 Quadmodal 3.64± 0.28 VARK, visual-aural-read/write-kinesthetic. a) F statistics. Table 3. Correlations between visual-aural-read/write-kinesthetic types and grade point average at 2 time points among 140 first-year medical students of Chiang Mai University, Thailand in 2014 First-semester GPA (time 1) Second-semester GPA (time 2) Visual Aural Read/write Kinesthetic * GPA, grade point average. *P< 0.05 (two-tailed). score. Trimodal learning was associated with significantly higher interpersonal difficulties scores than quadmodal learning (P= 0.040) (Tables 4, 5). Page 3 of 6
4 Table 4. Mean scores of the PSS and OI according to visual-aural-read/write-kinesthetic mode among 140 first-year medical students of Chiang Mai University, Thailand in 2014 Variable Unimodal Bimodal Trimodal Quadmodal F a) (3, 136) P-value PSS 16.00± ± ± ± OI_anxiety 13.94± ± ± ± OI_depression 7.71± ± ± ± OI_interpersonal difficulties 8.24± ± ± ± OI_somatization 11.51± ± ± ± Values are presented as mean± standard deviation. PSS, Perceived Stress Scale; OI, Outcome Inventory. a) F statistics. Table 5. Multiple comparison of visual-aural-read/write-kinesthetic modes concerning interpersonal difficulties among 140 first-year medical students of Chiang Mai University, Thailand in 2014 using post hoc analysis (Tukey honest significant difference) (I) Type of mode (J) Type of mode Mean difference (I-J) Standard error P-value 95% confidence interval Lower bound Upper bound Unimodal Bimodal Trimodal Quadmodal Bimodal Unimodal Trimodal Quadmodal Trimodal Unimodal Bimodal Quadmodal 2.56* Quadmodal Unimodal Bimodal Trimodal -2.56* *P< Discussion The present study showed that most medical students (65%) had a preference for multimodal VARK learning, which is similar to what has been reported in previous studies. Among these, quadmodal was the most preferred (43.57%) mode of learning. These findings are similar to those of previous studies that reported multiple modes to be the most preferred learning style, with quadmodal learning being the most prevalent among first-year or preclinical students [3,4], while Baykan and Nacar [5] and Prithishkumar and Michael [6] reported that bimodal was the most preferred VARK mode. The authors conjecture that culture and curriculum may contribute to these discrepancies. Our findings imply that medical students preferred their instructors to use different methods of teaching to ensure effective learning. Although the students learning preferences were not associated with variations in learning outcomes, providing opportunities to express these abilities and skills may result in success. In terms of VARK types among individuals who preferred unimodal learning, kinesthetic was the most common learning style. The finding that the visual learning style was found the least preferred type in this study is in line with previous reports [3,4]. The reason that students did not prefer visual learning is unknown, although it constitutes 1 of the 4 required skills for clinical examinations (inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation). This may reflect the fact that the participants were surveyed while they were in their first year of medical school. Visual strategies may be least used at that stage of learning because the curriculum design of the first year differs from that of higher levels, especially clinical years where visual ability is required for activities such as using a microscope in histology or pathology classes, investigating structures in anatomy class, examining patients in the clinical years, and so on. This finding may assist curriculum developers in designing a preparatory course for students to enhance their visual strategies in the early years of study. Academic achievement, as defined by GPA, was not related to VARK mode. This finding is consistent with the results reported by Almigbal [7]. Page 4 of 6
5 In general, achievement outcomes differ in many details, with examples including paper examination scores and rankings, laboratory scores, group assignments or reports, objective structured clinical examinations, and so on. GPA, as a representative measure of academic achievement, may not be sensitive enough to show the differences among VARK learning styles. Therefore, the authors do not recommend that GPA should be used as the only outcome measure for academic achievement. Interestingly, the kinesthetic learning style was found to be negatively related to GPA. This might be because among preclinical students, more time was spent on lectures and learning theories than in practical learning due to the design of the curriculum. While modes of VARK learning were not associated with perceived stress, anxiety, depression, or somatization, individuals who preferred trimodal VARK learning reported higher scores on the interpersonal difficulties subscale than others. Since insufficient information is available to explain this relationship, further study of this issue might be encouraged. In addition, repeated outcomes and longitudinal monitoring may be warranted. In conclusion, the most preferred learning style among medical students was quadmodal. Learning styles were not associated with academic achievement or mental health. However, the trimodal learning style was associated with interpersonal problems. ORCID: Salilthip Paiboonsithiwong: Natchaya Kunanitthaworn: ; Natchaphon Songtrijuck: org/ x; Nahathai Wongpakaran: orcid.org/ ; Tinakon Wongpakaran: http: //orcid.org/ Conflict of interest No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. Funding This study was supported by a research grant of Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand in Supplementary materials Audio recording of the abstract. Supplement 1. Raw data of the survey. References 1. James S, D Amore A, Thomas T. Learning preferences of first year nursing and midwifery students: utilising VARK. Nurse Educ Today 2011;31: Fleming ND, Mills C. Not another inventory: rather a catalyst for reflection. In: Wulff DH, Nyquist JD; Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, editors. To improve the academy: resources for faculty, instructional and organizational development. Stillwater (OK): New Forums Press; p Peyman H, Sadeghifar J, Khajavikhan J, Yasemi M, Rasool M, Yaghoubi YM, Nahal MM, Karim H. Using VARK approach for assessing preferred learning styles of first year medical sciences students: a survey from Iran. J Clin Diagn Res 2014;8:GC01-GC Panambur S, Nambiar V, Heming T. Learning style preferences of preclinical medical students in Oman. Oman Med J 2014;29: Baykan Z, Nacar M. Learning styles of first-year medical students attending Erciyes University in Kayseri, Turkey. Adv Physiol Educ 2007;31: Prithishkumar IJ, Michael SA. Understanding your student: using the VARK model. J Postgrad Med 2014;60: doi.org/ / Almigbal TH. Relationship between the learning style preferences of medical students and academic achievement. Saudi Med J 2015;36: Liew SC, Sidhu J, Barua A. The relationship between learning preferences (styles and approaches) and learning outcomes among pre-clinical undergraduate medical students. BMC Med Educ 2015;15: Slater JA, Lujan HL, DiCarlo SE. Does gender influence learning style preferences of first-year medical students? Adv Physiol Educ 2007;31: Sarabi-Asiabar A, Jafari M, Sadeghifar J, Tofighi S, Zaboli R, Peyman H, Salimi M, Shams L. The relationship between learning style preferences and gender, educational major and status in first year medical students: a survey study from iran. Iran Red Crescent Med J 2014;17:e Jiraporncharoen W, Angkurawaranon C, Chockjamsai M, Deesomchok A, Euathrongchit J. Learning styles and academic achievement among undergraduate medical students in Thailand. J Educ Eval Health Prof 2015;12: Pawuttipatthrapong S. VARK (Thai version) [Internet]. Chon Buri (Thailand): Burapha University; 2014 [cited 2016 Jul 24]. Available from: 08/The-VARK-Questionnaire-Thai.pdf. Page 5 of 6
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